Communities of the Qur'an: Dialogue, Debate and Diversity in the 21st Century

Herausgeber: El-Badawi, Emran Iqbal; Sanders, Paula

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Produktbeschreibung

What is the nature of the Qur¿an? It might seem a straightforward question, but there is no consensus among modern communities of the Qur¿an, both Muslim and non-Muslim, about the answer. And why should there be? On numerous occasions throughout history, believers from different schools and denominations, and at different times and places, have agreed to disagree.¿The Qur¿anic interpreters, jurists and theologians of medieval Baghdad, Cairo and Cordoba coexisted peacefully in spite of their diverging beliefs. Seeking to revive this ¿ethics of disagreement¿ of Classical Islam, this volume explores the different relationships societies around the world have with the Qur¿an and how our understanding of the text can be shaped by studying the interpretations of others. From LGBT¿groups¿to urban African American¿communities,¿this book aims to represent¿the true diversity of communities of the Qur¿an in the twenty-first century, and the dialogue and debate that can flow¿among¿them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ONEWorld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 337g
• ISBN-13: 9781786073921
• ISBN-10: 1786073927
• Artikelnr.: 53847612

Autorenporträt

Emran El-Badawi is Associate Professor and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Houston. Paula Sanders is Professor of History and Director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Reza Aslan   Introduction Emran El-Badawi and Paula Sanders   PART I: COMMUNITIES OF CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE 1 African-American Communities of the Qur
an Aminah Beverly Al-Deen   2 Nizari Ismaili Engagements with the Qur
an: the Khojas of South Asia Ali Asani   3 The Reception of the Qur
an in Popular Sufism in Indonesia: tadabbur among the Ma`iyah Community Lien Iffah Naf
atu Fina and Ahmad Rafiq   PART II: BETWEEN GENDER AND COMMUNITY 4 Musawah: Gender Equity through Qur
anic Discourse Amina Wadud   5 The Reception of the Qur
an in the LGBTQ Muslim Community Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle   PART III: THE SILENT, SPEAKING AND LIVING WORD 6 The Speaking Qur
an and the Praise of the Imam: the Memory and Practice of the Qur
an in the Twelver Shia Tradition Sajjad Rizvi   7 The Qur
an and the Bahäi Faith Todd Lawson   PART IV: COMMUNITIES OF TEXT AND TRADITION 8 How the Qur
an Shapes the Sunni Community Ingrid Mattson   9 The Qur
an and the Ahmadiyya Community: an Overview Mujeeb Ur Rahman   10 Why the Qur
anists are the Solution: a Declaration Ahmed Subhy Mansour   Afterword Reuven Firestone   Index